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The Cycle Of Intergenerational Trauma in Your Family Could Stop With You
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TRIGGER WARNING: We touch on the topic of sexual assault and other topics that listeners might find difficult.
Have you ever felt stuck in your life, feeling like everybody is achieving more than you are? Have you ever felt shame about your background, your family, the way you were brought up? This could be linked to intergenerational trauma, listen to this episode to learn more!
You will learn about:
- Intergenerational trauma and how it gets passed down
- Patterns of intergenerational trauma in our respective families (abandonment trauma and toxic relationships)
- Intergenerational trauma affects us, friends, neighbours, colleagues and almost everyone in our communities
- Unresolved trauma as an explanation of the intergenerational “curse” seen in families
- Some lasting adult struggles that come from intergenerational trauma
- Choosing oneself, rejecting the family template and consciously choosing to create something healthier that what you received
- How doing the work of healing and freeing yourself from past trauma can heal the people around you
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If You want to send some feedback or just say ho, email us at hello@freeyourpeople.net
If you need support, please see the numbers below
International Association of Suicide Prevention: click on the continents to see crisis centres to reach out to.
USA: Distress & Lifeline: 1800 273 8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1800 799 7233 Victim Connect: support for victims of crime: 855 484 2846 MTC program: maketheconnection.net/resources/spread-the-word
UK: Mind: mental health support: 0300 123 3393 SANE: mental health support: 0300 304 7000 Samaritans support network: 116 123 National Stalking Helpline: 0808 802 0300
CANADA: For a list of Canadian crisis centres: https://thelifelinecanada.ca/help/call/
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References:
Childhood Disrupted: When Your Biography becomes your Biology, and How You can Heal, Donna Jackson Nakasawa
It didn’t start with you, Mark Wolynn
Miriam Njoku’s blogpost on Intergenerational trauma
Candace Career Clarity exercise website
Free Your People website
INSTAGRAM: @freeyourpeople
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